Staff
Playworks is the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. Learn about the energetic, creative people working to ensure every kid has the chance to play—every day.

Elizabeth Cushing
CEO

Desirae Arends
Executive Director, Utah

Janelle Averill
Director of Field Operations, Southeast

Jo Bender Yocum
Vice President of Field Operations - Indiana

Nikki Black
Director of Individual Giving

Rebecca Blackmer
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Operations

Rafael Cervantes Barajas
Cloud Support Specialist

Jennette Claassen
Director of Evaluation

Jessica Cornejo
Senior Manager of Program Innovation

Danyel “Crutch” Crutcher
National Director of AmeriCorps

Kyle DeRoos
Director of IT Solutions

PJ Dever
Executive Director, Wisconsin

Belle Devera
Administrative Assistant

Jackie Dixon
Senior HR Partner

Tara Doherty
Director of Regional Systems Strategy

Nikki Duff
Head of Partnerships Growth

M.C. Edmonds
Senior Manager of Program Innovation & Support

Beth Eisen
Head of Marketing and Communications

Kirsten Fuller
Evaluation Manager

Dolly Greenhalgh
AmeriCorps Compliance & Systems Manager

Robin Grossman
Executive Director, New York/New Jersey

Audrey Hallmann
Executive Director, Indiana

Georgia Harris
Executive Director, Arizona

Joshua Hatfield
Senior Manager, People Ops, Data and Analytics

Edith Hong
Director of Major Gifts and Development Operations

Beth Kimberly
Senior Marketing Automation Manager

Jessica Koch
Digital Marketing Manager

Phil Leung
Head of Digital Product

Abigail MacLaren
Director of Service Quality and Support

Tia Mathisen
Executive Director, Pennsylvania

Shauna McDonald
Executive Director, Minnesota

Laura Medina Quintanar
Executive Director, Northern California

Kendra Mosley
AmeriCorps Experience & Recruitment Manager

Greg Nance
Head of People

Jessica Oh
Director of Systems

Ivy Olesh
Vice President of Field Operations - Pennsylvania

Eileen Pedersen
Head of Program Innovation

Derek Porter
Product Operations Manager

Molly Reichman
Operations Manager

Michelle Serrano
Vice President of Field Operations - California

Will Sexton
Marketing Associate

Cameron Sims
Senior Development Operations Manager

Celeste Soto
Executive Director, Southern California

Phasha Spencer
Executive Director, Illinois

Satoshi Steimetz
Chief Financial Officer

Judy Tipton
Executive Director, Michigan

Kerryann Tomlinson
Vice President of Field Operations - Arizona

Sylvia Townsend
Senior HR Generalist

Kellie Wilson
Senior Manager, Learning & Development

Asia Wisecarver
Executive Director, Pacific Northwest

Andrea Woolley
Executive Director, Colorado

Jo Yocum
Vice President Field Operations, Indiana

Marc Yu
Senior Creative Designer